The Republican journal., 1887-08-18
Base Ball.

The Thursday game at Bangor was not played
owing to the rain.
Friday the Bangors came to Belfast. The yisi.
tors put in their new pitcher, Duffy, from whom
much was expected. He proved no good and be-
fore the close of the inning Capt. Goodwin ordered
him from the box and stepped in himself. Duffy
pitched eleven consecutive balls that were poor,
sending two men to base on balls. These were the
first balls pitched. Ryan, Befasts new man, struck
the ball over centre field fence for a home run
Inc ball was "liner' and struck one of the pick
cts on top of the fence and breaking it went over
It was the hardest batted ball ever made on the
home grounds. Belfast made seven runs on the
hrst inning, Bangor scoring two No more runs
were made. While playing the fourth inning a
shower came down which lasted half an hour Ac-
c0l'ng to the rules ii it rains for more than half
an hotlr the game is over. At the end of the half
hour the rain had virtually ceased but the umpire
would not call the game. The audience was angry,
claiming that they had paid to see 4 game and de
handing one. Capt. Goodwin convinced the UNI
pirc that it was still raining and to save defeat
would not play. 1t was small hole to crawl out
of, but the Bangors did it. The only satisfaction
the audience derived was relief from witnessing
the wrctched playing of the Bangor team.
Saturday the Belfast team went to Bangor and
took their usual victory from the Bangors. To re
port these one sided games is becoming monotnous
there being no new points to bring out. 1t is simply
IL victory for Belfast every time. The score:
Innings. 8
Belfast ...........-....O 0 0 0 x-7
bangor ........... l 0 o 0 o.
AN EXHIBITION GAME.
Before the disbandment of the kockland team it
was arranged for a base ball tournament at Rock
land for the benefit of all three clubs Bangor and
Rockand were to play five innings and then Bel
fast was to play with the winning nine. Rockland
dropping out the benefit was given to Belfast and
Bangor. The steamer katahdin left Bangor with
4 small crowd on board accompanied by the Ban
COR band. Landings were made at Winterport
and Bucksport, and when She arrived here at II A.
NJ, there were about 300 people on board. One
hundred and ninety got on board at Belfast The
bah'i enlNened the excursion with excellent music,
and rs the day all that could be desired the
SAL down the bay was greatly enjoyed. Before
landing the two ball teams donned their uniforms,
and headed by the band marched to the ball
ground About 500 people witnessed the game.
knomlon opened with a hit down over the right
field garden for home run. 1t was one of the
longest hits ever seen on the Rockland grounds.
Chat followed with a hit and when the Befasts
went out three runs had been credited to them by
the scorers. Bangor also got run in their half of
the first. Belfast, by hard batting, added four
more in the second and shut out Bangor in their
half. From this out the game was full of good
plays the Bcfasts taking the lead in this respect.
Ryan caught good game for the Befasts, his
throwing to bases being superb Duffy, the pitch
or from whose work Bangor expected great things,
was encctually "eNploded' by Belfast's heavy
hittcrs. McAndcss again in his Old position
ut short, and nothing went by him. Macs catch Of
hot liner from Goodwns bat was the feature of
tine game, While Jordan in centre took everything
that came his way. Chat had his batting suit,
getting four clean hits. Mclaughlin, ut third,
'scoopcd' two hard ground hits which looked safe
when they started, but Mac was there and laying
for them. The details of the game arc given in
the